Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Toward the Sunrise (Until The Dawn .5) by Elizabeth Camden

Julia Broeder is only
six months shy of graduating from the Women's Medical College of
Pennsylvania when one small decision spirals out of control and results
in her expulsion. Hoping to travel the world as a missionary doctor, her
only choice is to return back home...or throw herself upon the mercy of
Ashton Carlyle.

Formal and straight-laced, Ashton Carlyle is
not pleased to see an expelled Julia arrive at his Manhattan office. His
position as a junior attorney for the Vandermark family's world-famous
shipping empire entails taking care of the Broeders, longtime employees
of the Vandermark family. But Ashton has no intention now of using his
employer's resources in defense of Julia's impulsive and reckless
actions.

What Ashton did not expect was a scathing reprimand from
none other than the Vandermark family patriarch or the bewildering
resistance from Julia herself when he's forced to change his tune. At an
impasse, Ashton and Julia never anticipated the revelations that arise
or the adventure that awaits them.

In this novella, award-winning
novelist Elizabeth Camden introduces readers to the world of the grand
Hudson River Valley estate Dierenpark and the enigmatic Vandermark
family. Includes an extended preview of Until the Dawn, Camden's full-length Dierenpark novel.

About The Author

Elizabeth Camden is a research librarian at a small college in central
Florida. Her novels have won the coveted RITA and Christy Awards. She
has published several articles for academic publications and is the
author of four nonfiction history books. Her ongoing fascination with
history and love of literature have led her to write inspirational
fiction. Elizabeth lives with her husband near Orlando, Florida.

My Review

Toward the Sunrise is a sweet fast novella, and a page-turner at that.
We are at the end of the nineteenth century and we have a young woman in
college near the end of her degree of becoming a doctor.Not only is
Julia on the cutting edge of being a woman doctor, she has way too much
spunk for one so young. There is something strange about the way she
was able to afford to go to medical school. Her father was a
groundskeeper at the Vandermark estate, and for some reason one of the
lawyers for the Vandermark’s, Ashton Carlyle, is told to do all possible
to help her.In the end I wondered if she was ever going to get a
medical degree, or maybe a Veterinarian? She ends up helping dogs and
goats, and Ashton ends up doing a lot more than he thought he would in
order to make her dreams come true.There is also a beginning of a
new book that is coming out featuring a character we meet named Sophia. I
really enjoyed reading this and was done way to soon!I received this Novella through Bethany House Publishers and was not required to give a positive review.